Martin Axenrot Musical artist

Erik Martin "Axe" Axenrot (born March 5, 1979 in Linköping, Sweden) is a Swedish death metal drummer. Known for his intricate playing style, Axenrot is currently the drummer for the bands Opeth, Bloodbath and Witchery. Axenrot has been jokingly referred to as the The Lord of the Rings character Legolas by band members and fans. "He's kind of pretty, looks like Legolas," remarked Mikael Åkerfeldt who has also named him, "the most confused man I have ever met".On Blabbermouth.com Åkerfeldt also said that Axenrot completed his drumming part for eleven tracks on the Opeth album 'Watershed' in just seven days. ".Axenrot's girlfriend, Nathalie Lorichs, performed vocals on "Coil" on Opeth's Watershed album.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)
Axe
Devastator Skeleton
Birth dateMarch 05, 1979
Birth place
Sweden , Östergötland , Linköping

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Musical artist

Career started1995
associated musical artist
Bloodbath
Opeth
Nifelheim
Witchery
Satanic Slaughter
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Black metal
Death metal
Progressive rock
Thrash metal
Jazz fusion
Technical death metal
instrument
Drum kit
Guitar
Percussion instrument

Topical connections

Anders FridénMusical artist
Adrian ErlandssonMusical artist
Fredrik ÅkessonMusical artist
David IsbergMusical artist

Martin Axenrot on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://trondheimexperiment.com
  2. http://www.drummerszone.com/artists/profile/5186/martin-axe-axenrot#biography-tab
  3. http://www.drummerszone.com/news/article/on-stage-6-2425/6/interview-with-opeth-drummer-martin-axenrot
  4. http://www.opeth.com